Friday, January 19, 2007

First Draft Complete!

I finished the first draft of Home Fires last night and my cp has already sent it back, so I'll be tidying that up today.

On Monday, I'll start editing and layering. I also have a scene to add, so with the layering, my word count will be fine. Considering how pressured I felt, it's incredible to me that I wrote chapters 5-14 since Dec. 27.

Now...for the pic. I hesitate to post one of myself (I'm not very photogenic) but I do have one of the stack of hardcovers.

Marissa, it's not stupid. Believe me, you learn a lot once you get into having to DEAL with it.

HBTC comes out in hardback first, and a few months before release. So that means HBTC is released in March in that format. My contract states I get 6 copies of it.

A few months before mass paperback release (which is May), I'll get my softcover editions. I also get a couple of copies of any other editions - so let's say it's translated in Italian - I'd receive a few of those too.

Huge congrats on your first pinkies my darling!!!! There's nothing like holding the book in your hands is there???

Traditionally the hb's are for Libraries... hence why they are fairly limited edition... And when you get all your pb's a month or so before release (probably end of March) you'll get that box of US books where your names is HUGE on the cover!!!

The post is gonna get waaayyyy more interesting from now on...

And I'm trying really hard to be chuffed you're finished your first draft so far ahead of deadline. No really, I am!